{"id":9805,"date":"2015-05-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog?p=9805&preview_id=9805"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:05:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:05:28","slug":"minecraft-and-future-of-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/minecraft-and-future-of-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"How Minecraft will Shake Up the Future of Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

What can your 13-year old tell you about the future of social media<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

Surprisingly, more than you think. Unless you live completely off the grid, you probably\u00a0have\u00a0heard about Minecraft<\/a>,\u00a0which Microsoft purchased from Mojang in September 2014 for $2.5 billion.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not really a game<\/em>, per se \u2014 players don\u2019t really compete against one another in any formal way \u2014 but, rather, a community of like-minded individuals who often collaborate on accomplishing tasks or sharing experiences. –\u00a0Jonathan Salem Baskin, contributor to Forbes.com<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/span>Minecraft: The Future of Social Media<\/span><\/h2>\n

In its simplest form,\u00a0Minecraft is a game where you dig (mine) and build (craft) different kinds of 3D blocks within a vast world of varying terrains and habitats.<\/p>\n

What’s so unique and blog-post worthy about that?<\/p>\n

Take a look at this stat from Quora when I searched for How Many People Play Minecraft Daily?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Future<\/p>\n

\u2192What is it\u00a0about Minecraft that is so compelling to the 1 to 3 million\u00a0people who are obsessively playing\u00a0with it at any given time, my son included?<\/h4>\n

\u2192How will it shape the future of social media?<\/h4>\n

First: The\u00a0Demographics<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The player demographics within Minecraft<\/a>\u00a0reveal a lot about the popularity of the game. For instance:<\/p>\n